1 SAMUEL 2:30 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”
Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I said your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever; but now the LORD declares: Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt—the reversal is stark: eternal covenant (*olam*, forever) is revoked. The principle of honor for honor, contempt for contempt, is absolute.
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